Infectious Disease Collaborative
The RWJBarnabas Health Pharmacy Enterprise Infectious Disease Collaborative is responsible for promoting the judicious use of antimicrobials throughout the health system to optimize patient outcomes and limit adverse effects. The collaborative garners consensus among content experts regarding design and implementation of strategies to improve antimicrobial use. Evidence-based medicine and rigorous literature evaluation drive the decision-making process. The collaborative supports the Clinical Pharmacy Council and coordinates with both system-wide and local multidisciplinary committees in order to fulfill its responsibilities.
Membership
Chair: Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Cooperman Barnabas
Medical Center
Co-chair: Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Pharmacy Specialist,
Jersey City Medical Center
Members: Corporate Assistant Vice President of Clinical Pharmacy Services, Corporate
Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services, Corporate Director of Pharmacy
Systems Integration and Clinical Pharmacy Specialists from Acute Care
Service Line
Meetings
The Antimicrobial Stewardship Subcommittee shall meet quarterly or as otherwise deemed necessary by the chair.Responsibilities
- Serves as infectious disease pharmacotherapy subject matter experts by providing antimicrobial use recommendations to a variety of pharmacy and multidisciplinary committees at both the system and local levels
- Collaborates with Microbiology to enhance culture identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing and reporting
- Refines the electronic medication ordering system in collaboration with Information Technology to facilitate appropriate antimicrobial selection, dosing and duration
- Advocates for antimicrobial stewardship throughout the continuum of care
- Develops educational materials regarding antimicrobial stewardship and antimicrobial resistance
- Provides recommendations to the Clinical Pharmacy Council regarding antimicrobial formulary decisions
- Designs, executes and reports antimicrobial stewardship quality improvement research
- Tracks and monitors antimicrobial stewardship outcome metrics
- Develops strategies to ensure compliance with antimicrobial stewardship regulatory requirements
- Serves as a representative on the system-wide Infectious Disease Multidisciplinary Collaborative
Infectious Disease Collaborative Membership
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Steven Smoke, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Chair of Infectious Diseases Collaborative
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Nicole Leonida, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Jersey City Medical Center Co-Chair of Infectious Diseases Collaborative
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Mahmoud Aly, PharmD
Antimicrobial Stewardship/ Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist , RWJ University Hospital at Rahway
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Luigi Brunetti, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, BCGP
Clinical Pharmacist, Internal Medicine, RWJ University Hospital at Somerset, Clinical Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University
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Suzanne Caravella, PharmD, BCPS, RPh
Clinical Coordinator, RWJ University Hospital at Hamilton
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Alexander Clark, PharmD, BCPS
Assistant Director of Pharmacy Clinical Services, Trinitas Regional Medical Center
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Ashita Debnath, BS, PharmD, BCIDP
Infectious Disease Clinical Specialist, Community Medical Center
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Yasmine Elbaga, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus
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Polly Jen, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP
Assistant Director of Clinical Services, PGY1 Residency Program Director, Newark Beth Isreal Medical Center
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Henry Leach, PharmD, BCPP
Clinical Coordinator, PGY2 Psychiatric Residency Program Director, Behavioral Health
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Leah Leszcynski, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist, Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus
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Navaneeth Narayanan, PharmD, MPH, BCIDP
Infectious Disease Specialist, RWJ University Hospital at New Brunswick, Clinical Assistant Professor Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University
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Karan Raja, PharmD, BCIDP, BCPS, AAHIVP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Disease, Clara Maass Medical Center
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Monica Shah, PharmD
Antibiotic Stewardship Clinical Specialist, Monmouth Medical Center
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Jennifer Sternbach, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP
Corporate Assistant Vice President of Clinical Pharmacy Services
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Elizabeth Stone, PharmD, BCGP, AE-C
Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Specialist, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
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Arsheena Yassin, PharmD, BCIDP
Pharmacy Specialist Infectious Disease, RWJ University Hospital at New Brunswick